CILIP Members vote against motion halting rebrand
Members to choose between CILIP and alternative brand at AGM on 21 September
Today on the 8th July at a General Meeting of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals a majority of members voted against the motion that proposed the organisation halt a rebranding project.
John Dolan, Chair of Council said:
“The purpose of this meeting was to provide Council with advice about the proposal to rebrand CILIP. While I am delighted that a majority of members have agreed that the rebranding project continues I acknowledge
the concerns that members have raised.
“The profession is going through a time of huge change and so is CILIP. We are reviewing everything we do to ensure that it has value for members and that in such a changing environment, we can support and equip our members and make a strong advocacy case for their contribution to society.
“The rebranding is a part of a bigger strategic programme to make sure we appeal to the breadth of the library, information and knowledge professions.
“Over the summer we will present the alternative brand to CILIP – including name, strapline and visuals. Individual members will be able to vote to keep CILIP or adopt the new brand at the AGM in Birmingham
Central Library on Saturday 21st September. Members can vote at the meeting or if they can’t attend by proxy.”
The General Meeting on the 8th July in London was called to discuss the motion:
“This General Meeting believes the current rebranding exercise should be halted, believing it to be a distraction from the urgent tasks of advocacy for the profession, and a waste of scarce resources.”
Votes cast at the General Meeting were combined with proxy votes. 752 were in favour of the motion, 804 were against and 16 abstained. The General Meeting was chaired by CILIP President Phil Bradley and over 94 members attended.
The General Meeting began with a statement proposing the motion by CILIP member Tom Toper, followed by a statement opposing the motion by Chair of Council John Dolan. Members attending the meeting were then
invited to make comments and ask questions. After final comments by Tom Roper and John Dolan the vote was counted and confirmed by the Chair of the meeting. The vote was verified by members of the Elections Panel.
Details about the rebranding project: www.cilip.org.uk/rebrand
-ends-
Press contact:
Mark Taylor, Director of External Relations, CILIP
Tel: 020 7255 0654
Mobile: 07792 635 305
Email: [log in to unmask]
Notes to editors:
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
is the leading professional body for librarians, information
specialists and knowledge managers. CILIP’s vision is a fair and
economically prosperous society underpinned by literacy, access to
information and the transfer of knowledge. CILIP is a registered
charity, no. 313014. Visit www.cilip.org.uk for more information.
********************************************************************************************************************
This message may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient please inform the
sender that you have received the message in error before deleting it.
Please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents:
to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
Thank you for your co-operation.
NHSmail is the secure email and directory service available for all NHS staff in England and Scotland
NHSmail is approved for exchanging patient data and other sensitive information with NHSmail and GSi recipients
NHSmail provides an email address for your career in the NHS and can be accessed anywhere
********************************************************************************************************************
|